> > I unlurk to ask: are Heortings aware of what runes they have?
>
> Weeeeelllll they *do* tend to tattoo the things all across their bodies, so
> think is safe to say that they do :)
>
The Wise can see the god-marks upon others souls, and so can help a young person find the god that calls to them.
I personally favour the approach where the runes are articulated as the gods they relate to in a specific cultural setting, rather than as the runes themselves. "The White Lady smiles on you and calls you to Her side" vs. "You have a powerful Harmony Rune".
(That the runes themselves appear similar in different Gloranthan cultures is no more peculiar than the images of the sun appearing similar in disparate Earthly cultures - they are facts of life that express themselves in similar ways to all observers.)
--
John Machin
"Nothing is more beautiful than to know the All."
- Athanasius Kircher, 'The Great Art of Knowledge'.
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